Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-21

hIicatiOu but as eTloeuoS VI
4 New Fodder.
..o,,s rather curious that saWdust
.,,,,,d housed as fodder but euch IL seel'S
=. tns case. II it be good iodoer 'ne ""
'n lilo in this section Of the south
't have plenty OF fodder for thelr
'noui" aroolI cost. Sawdust is much
nIsntiful than either corn or grass
Lioi' p.o,or Zeitung, of Berlin, in an ar
800 headed ''Sawdust as Foooer lor
C0t,,o swine, Horses" etc., puohsheo
ar,icle which left the impression that
ax,dust could not be used Tor iodder u
odvortsge. The Philadelphia hecoru
80 that this conclusion is incorrect, az
hoar nroyed by series OF expert
mants recently made on lafm ne&i
Srrsmbnrg. Saxony. The experiments
ox,oraed over period of more than nine
months and fully proved the success Of
tho new method. The results obtalheo
uora extraordinary, as will oe seem
uuoh cows were fed three times daily
zach eight pounds OF wood fodder PASTE
vb,cb consisted at first OF three parts
hircb wood and one part pine; later on,
bowover. the paste was made OF pine ex-
cIus,vsly. with one pound OF rye meal
sdded BESIDES this they received In the
hooirrino twelve pounds OF kOhlrueben
| IA species Of turnlp); later this was
Asnced to six pounds OF potatoes. They
,eceiyed no hay. Eight calves, IA days
ND were also fed with the wood fodder.
At first the fodder was roasted or baked;
later il was fed as a paste as above. The
,odder as paste, as well as roasted, was
ssten by the animals with great delight.
In the first days very little pine wood
,bould be used in the fodder, as the ami
nails object at first TO the pine smell. The
digestion of the ANIMALS fed with the
good fodder was in every way normal.
he COWS fed with it improved in looks,
leir hair became smooth and glossy, and
lev received the first prize at the cattle
cow held in Spremburg last year. There
as, as result OF the fodder, surprls-
IL increase in milk secretion. Cows fed
nee November, 1885 (thirty-one in ALL,
Or day after being fed with wood fodder,
icreased their yield to ITO litres per day.
hither milk nor butter had a taste of any
freign Ingredient. The milk was rated
frst-clsss, containing 3 per cent. OF
II. The wood fodder is prepared as fol-
rvs: The finely rasped or powdered wood
thoroughly mixed with very dry and
fely.powdered rock salt. in the proper
TIN of two to three pounds of salt to 100
puDds Of wood. II the food does not
hste Of the salt the amount may be IN
ceased up to five pounds. The amount
salt varies according to the soil upon
which the wood was grown. The mix.
lure Is formed into high heap and al.
owed to rest for six or eight hours. 1t
then spread out and sprinkled with di-
Ited muriatlc acid, in the proportion OF
Two ounces of acid to every 100 pounds of
powder The quantity O, water used in
aluting the acid must depend on the
amount of moisture in the wood dust.
The mass should be slightly but thor
oughly damp. II five pounds of salt have
Oeen used the amount OF acid may be
slightly Increased. The mass must then
Dc thoroughly worked with the shovel and
igdln hsaped. After at least six, or, bet
yer, Twelve, hours the heap ia again spread
ana Spnnkled with a solution of chloride
lime water and soda, and again thor
'ughly mixed. Two ounces OF carbonate
SOFA are used for each 100 pounds of
"Ood powder. The amount of soda NAV
%sHgatly increased ii the acid was In.
"eaSed This is dissolved in sufficient
'1'Oliue Oh lime water to moisten the
pO"uef slightly and evenly. The mass is
N"n lormed into heap and allowed to
.'' 'or another six, or, better, twelve,
a'uls' When it Is ready for feeding. If
I've H0SS De Kept some time it must not
" uvaped higher than three feet. and It
- necessary to shovel it once or twice
'! unnl 1t shall be perfectly dry. Later
:" Will De sufficient to shovel il once n
s'S 10 use the prepared wood powder
O0Alng or roasting, in which form IL
very much liked by the animals il ia
,,,S" '''! 10 mix the powder with one
u~ part oil rye bran or rye or wheat
nd', tuls mixture yeast is added.
fo Du%s then treated like ordinary bread
u A little more rock salt is added
al, ,u H. uoueh than the quantity Of cooking
r NM u'sa In making ordinary bread. Old
Nso" % sa"oust should never be used
nso o Olcn' poplar, ash, acacia (locust),
aot walnut wood may be used--in
's'e'S Tree except oak. For cows tho
an, vvu'lSt' OF y pounds OF sesame cake
ar o I.Aeu with 50 pounds of wood pow.
yam. ;" w pO'atoes and wood powder. For
F,,s, WOO, "ooo powder only, mixed with
Brs ,,t S S"C made into pap. For horses:
orn'g o'A &c from wood powder aud hav
hal r ms,. " GOD powder mixed with water
|oUs. rr "s, INTO paste. or three parts WOOD
: atos. ' nike m.Sed with one part mashed no,
4 ''' WIN rye bran sometimes added
foints About Hors